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Television discourse Television discourse Nuria Lorenzo-Dus "What is the connection between what is said on TV and how it is said? Structured around four key features of the current broadcast landscape (storytelling, closeness, conflict and persuasion), Telev… OL12049910W
On dialogue On dialogue David Bohm `During the past few decades, modern technology, with radio, television, air travel and satellites has woven a network of communications which puts each part of the world into almost instant contact … OL1244240W
Errands into the Metropolis Errands into the Metropolis Jonathan Beecher Field In *Errands into the Metropolis*, Jonathan Beecher Field explores the influence of London's internal political conflicts on the development of early New England. He gives special consideration to the… OL13763462W
Kroatisch-Serbisch Kroatisch-Serbisch Snježana Kordić A textbook for foreign speakers, containing a short grammar, dialogues, and exercises in Serbo-Croatian. OL15270855W
Metaphor and writing Metaphor and writing Philip Eubanks "This volume explains how metaphors, metonymies, and other figures of thought interact cognitively and rhetorically to tell us what writing is and what it should do. Drawing on interviews with writin… OL15444678W
Exploring semiotic remediation as discourse practice Exploring semiotic remediation as discourse practice Paul A. Prior "This collection brings together a distinctive, multidisciplinary group of scholars (from writing studies, speech and hearing sciences, communication studies, applied linguistics, and education) who … OL15500864W
When language breaks down When language breaks down Elissa D. Asp "Doctors, nurses, and other caregivers often know what people with Alzheimer's disease or Asperger's 'sound like' - that is they recognise patterns in people's discourse, from sounds and silences, to… OL15612252W
The argument culture The argument culture Deborah Tannen The author examines the way we communicate in public--in the media, in politics, in our courtrooms, and classrooms -- once again letting us see in a new way forces that have powerfully shaped our liv… OL15841541W
Conversational agents and natural language interaction Conversational agents and natural language interaction Diana Perez-Marin "This book is a reference guide for researchers entering the promising field of conversational agents, providing an introduction to fundamental concepts in the field, collecting experiences of resear… OL16001835W
Cultures of power in post-Communist Russia Cultures of power in post-Communist Russia Michael E. Urban "In Russian politics reliable information is scarce, formal relations are of relatively little significance, and things are seldom what they seem. Applying an original theory of political language to… OL16095223W
The language of gaming The language of gaming Astrid Ensslin "The Language of Gaming examines the complex language of videogames and gaming from a discourse analytical perspective. Astrid Ensslin studies the discourses inscribed in videogames by their producer… OL16415718W
Tussen de regels Tussen de regels J. Renkema Analyse van goed taalgebruik aan de hand van een geneesmiddelenbijsluiter, een belastingformulier en enkele bijbelvertalingen. OL16918881W
A Vision of Transdisciplinarity A Vision of Transdisciplinarity Frédéric Darbellay Annotation OL16969502W
Discourse processing Discourse processing Manfred Stede Discourse Processing here is framed as marking up a text with structural descriptions on several levels, which can serve to support many language-processing or text-mining tasks. We first explore som… OL16974763W
A new agenda in (critical) discourse analysis A new agenda in (critical) discourse analysis Ruth Wodak,Paul A. Chilton Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) has established itself over the past two decades as an area of academic activity in which scholars and students from many different disciplines are involved. It is a… OL16984111W
A neural network model of lexical organization A neural network model of lexical organization Michael D. Fortescue "The subject matter of this book is the mental lexicon, that is, the way in which the form and meaning of words is stored by speakers of specific languages. This book attempts to narrow the gap betwe… OL18352578W
Enough said Enough said Mark John Thompson "'Free speech' always has been limited by obstacles: national, state, or local laws, organizational rules, social restrictions, incomplete transmission via technology, and the limits of language itse… OL20038453W
Japanese Questions Japanese Questions Lidia Tanaka "Questions and interrogatives in Japanese discourse have attracted considerable interest from grammarians, but the communicative aspect has received little attention. This book fills this gap. Throu… OL20478218W
The discourse reader The discourse reader Adam Jaworski,Nikolas Coupland The Discourse Reader is the first comprehensive collection of important, original writings on discourse analysis. Designed as a structured source book for students from introductory undergraduate lev… OL20886756W
Discourses of domination Discourses of domination Frances Henry "Discourses of Domination explores the issue of racial bias in the Canadian English-language press. Applying critical discourse analysis as their principal methodology, Frances Henry and Carol Tator … OL3108331W
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